Janet Brown is the author of three previously published books, numerous articles, short stories, and poetry. She obtained her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, was a writer and editor for University Publications, and taught creative writing at Arkansas State University. She is the winner of an Eppie and is twice a winner of the Eudora Welty fiction award for the novel. A proud mother of three and grandmother of two, she has traveled extensively but considers Mississippi her home.